Long Island Lizards Acquire Tim Henderson From Rochester Rattlers

The Long Island Lizards have acquired Rochester's Tim Henderson for a Collegiate and Supplemental Draft pick, a source close to the team told Inside Lacrosse on Tuesday.

Henderson was drafted No. 35 overall by the Rattlers in the Collegiate Draft. The Army longpole earned Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year honors this year. The move adds a defender to the Lizards' line-up, given the absence of Nicky Polanco in the team's first two games.

Rochester coach Tim Soudan touched on Henderson's availability — always a question mark with players from military academies — in a conference call last week. "He put his paperwork in, and I guess it's all assumption at this point," Soudan said last week. "We hope we get a good chunk of the summer out of him."

Tim Henderson's older brother, Bill, is a member of the Rattlers and was also a Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year. Bill Henderson's service commitment will prevent him from playing this year.

"(Bill) ended up getting his papers to move to Seattle and then get shipped out to Afghanistan," Soudan said last week. "That was kind of heartbreaking for us, because he was really a guy we wanted to have in the lineup. We wish him well and hope he has a safe service over there.'